We arrive at the highest point of our trip: Exmouth, which is 1260 km north of Perth. The road was not very long from Coral Bay. As we didn’t know what to expect there at the campsite we had only booked for one night in the town. Once there we notice that our site is empty … the busiest period for Exmouth is during the whale shark season, from April to July.

As we had the whole day ahead, we decided to go to the side of the national park called Cape Range National Park. From our campsite, we had to drive an hour to get there. To give you an idea, we had to make a big detour to get there because of a protected mountain range in the national park. once at the gates of the national park, a ranger welcomes us and tells us that if we want we can camp in the park by buying a permit.

It’s possible to camp safely in Cape Range National Park. Several sites are available. There, there is no water or electricity and campsites are very limited, but if the ranger offers you to camp it means that there is a space for you. Having already our campsite in Exmouth for one night we didn’t rushed immediately on the offer. We took the time to think of it and to get an idea there and then once we got to Turquoise Beach we knew instantly we wanted to camp in the national park .

Back on Exmouth for the night. The heat of the day was still there. The concrete and the air were still warm from the day. We didn’t have this feeling during our whole trip. The mountain range of Cape Range National park blocks the arrival of fresh wind of the sea. The night was unbearable in the van. The next day we were so glad to head back to Cape Range National Park for two nights.

//From Perth to Exmouth it’s difficult to get lost, the road is straight, you can’t really go wrong! Be careful, there are animals everywhere! During sunset kangaroos are most active. We never drove at night but even during the day time we came face to face with some nice surprises.